Health Sciences | University of Minnesota

Contact | University of Minnesota

404 - Page Not Found | University of Minnesota

Science and Technology | University of Minnesota

Gopher Athletics | University of Minnesota

Story Archive | University of Minnesota

Agriculture and Environment | University of Minnesota

For Journalists | University of Minnesota

Education | University of Minnesota

Talking deer collisions with U of M | University of Minnesota

All interactive components on a page, such as buttons or menus, should be far enough apart 
from other interactive areas, to avoid them being used by mistake. 

This ensures people with motor impairments can easily click or tap on the right element.

## Methodology

This check is run on both the mobile and desktop versions of every page. Results
for each may differ.

1. All interactive elements are identified, including buttons, links, and form controls.
2. If an element is not normally visible, it is ignored. This includes elements which
   are positioned offscreen or cropped (e.g. for 'screen-reader only' text).
3. If an element is larger than 24 CSS pixels in both dimensions, it passes.
4. Otherwise, the element is compared to all other elements on the page.
5. The minimum horizontal gap between the element is calculated as 24 CSS pixels,  
   minus the width of the element.
6. The minimum vertical gap between the element is calculated as 24 CSS pixels,  
   minus the height of the element.
7. If another element falls within the minimum horizontal or vertical gap, the 
   element fails, unless both are links that point to the same place.

## Further reading

This is part of the draft WCAG 2.2 specification and is subject to change.

* [Target Size (Minimum)](https://w3c.github.io/wcag/understanding/target-size-minimum.html)

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April 2025

March 2025

University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Title / URL	Issues
Health Sciences \| University of Minnesotatwin-cities.umn.edu/health-sciences	1
Contact \| University of Minnesotatwin-cities.umn.edu/contact	1
404 - Page Not Found \| University of Minnesotatwin-cities.umn.edu/invented-url-for-404-page	1
Science and Technology \| University of Minnesotatwin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/topic/science-technology	1
Gopher Athletics \| University of Minnesotatwin-cities.umn.edu/gopher-athletics	1
Story Archive \| University of Minnesotatwin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/story-archive	1
Agriculture and Environment \| University of Minnesotatwin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/topic/agriculture-environment	1
For Journalists \| University of Minnesotatwin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/for-journalists	1
Education \| University of Minnesotatwin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/topic/education	1
Talking deer collisions with U of M \| University of Minnesotatwin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/talking-deer-collisions-u-m	1

Ensure interactive components are far enough apart

University of Minnesota Twin Cities

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